Taoiseach appeals to people to stop objecting to housing

Micheál Martin was speaking today at the opening of Lancaster Gate in Cork City which includes 73 cost rental apartments

Lord Mayor of Cork Deirdre Forde, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and representatives of Clúid Housing and Cork City Council welcomed residents today to Cork City’s first cost rental homes scheme at Lancaster Quay. Picture: Michael MacSweeney/Provision

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has appealed for people to stop objecting to housing projects because “young people don’t have time to wait”.

Housing is now the biggest social issue facing the country, he said.